Pre-construction archaeological work at Benin City, Nigeria. Excavation of two building plots for the Museum of West African Art, Benin City, Nigeria, provides new perspectives on the Kingdom of Benin ...

Africa’s influence spans from ancient trade and innovation to modern culture and technology, proving it has shaped humanity’s ...

There's much more to ancient Africa than Egypt. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Many modern histories tend to focus on ancient ...

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Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent, reveals a new genetics study. Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain ...

Office: Blair 211 Email: [[jwpope]] Regional Areas of Research: Ancient to Modern Africa, Middle East and Indian Ocean Thematic Areas of Research: African American, Comparative and Transnational, ...

Using ancient DNA, researchers have determined cattle were imported from Africa to the Americas much earlier in the process of European colonization than documented. The first records of African ...

ST. LOUIS — No matter where you are in the world, there are traces of African presence found on just about every continent. From America to Europe to Asia, there have been artifacts and texts left ...

Traces of ancient empires that stretched across Africa remain in the DNA of people living on the continent, reveals a new genetics study led by UCL researchers. Published in Science Advances, the ...